Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:25:02 -0700
From: Drew
Subject: Love At First Bite Chapter 1
Love At First Bite Chapter 1
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Brody:
"Brody! Your enemy won't be so reluctant to attack. Don't betray your own
trust, attack my young prince!"
"Maybe he will be dumb enough to fall for my good looks and get
distracted." I said stepping aside and avoiding an attack from my father.
"If only it were that easy. I believe you deserve a good rest. Go, clean
up, I'll see you in a few for supper." He said walking away after I bowed.
The walk from the training room to my room takes about three minutes. I
live on an Island between Greece and Egypt called Ammit(recently named
Vanja), after the Egyptian goddess of death and punishment of souls. It was
said that she was born on this island. My family rules and are said to be a
descendent of her. It was rumoured that she got her immortality and
harshness because she a werewolf. That was thousands of years ago and no
vampires have been discovered yet so I see it as myth. Although, my
grandmother believes it to be true more than anyone else I know. We are
werewolves, but I don't think we were descended from gods, although it's
not impossible.
"Excuse me young prince can I bother you for a second? I was wondering if
you wanted a cup of tea?" Mia my closest friend since I was five says
walking into my room with a cup..
"Mia come in, I was just about to change!" I said taking off my shirt.
"It wouldn't be something that I haven't seen before." She winked flipping
her long her long hair.
Mia has long dirty blond hair and jade green eyes. She is 5'8 and has the
perfect body. Her strong cheekbones and perfect body would have any guy
drooling over her. She has the presence of a princess, but the status of a
commoner. Her mother is a servant of the castle and her father died in
battle when we were five.
"True, I think I'm going to hop in the shower really quick."
After I slipped out of my clothes I turned to look in the mirror. I have
very unique eyes, one is grey and the other is cobalt blue. My black hair
that is long enough to be slick back but short enough to be combed over and
messy. I have am olive colour completion and the built of an athlete. I am
6'1, 150 pounds of muscle and a ripped body.
"Are you going to stare at yourself or are you going to go shower so we can
talk about your big day tomorrow?" Mia said walking into the bathroom.
"I don't know why we have to do this stupid spar anyway. I mean we have
kept peace to a minimal with Heka. There hasn't been wars between us in
centuries." I complained finally stepping into the shower.
"Well that's because you and prince Gage were born the same day and your
eighteenth birthdays are tomorrow. There haven't been any royals born the
same year since, well like over a thousand years!" She exclaimed now
looking at herself in the mirror.
"Gage is a dick and he tried to kiss you when we were ten! Do you remember
that? Then he tried again during his father's coronation when we were
fifteen. Didin't even ask me for permission. But anyway, first off that's
probably a myth and can't be proven: Second, how the hell do you know this?
Have you been talking to my grandmother again?!" I yelled looking out of
the shower.
"Well he he's hot and blond! Oh, and also a prince." She said smiling and
looking up at the ceiling.
"I'm a prince..." I said softly.
"Ha! Yeah but I can't marry, you're like a brother to me. You ARE a brother
to me. Plus totally not my type and I've seen you naked and not hot
once. Except for that one time when I was thirteen, but grams said it was
totally natural."
"Ah-Ha! So you have been talking with grandmother!" I yelled.
"Well Mr Werewolf there are some things that can't be solved with claws and
growls." Mia said flipping her hair.
"Like what? I feel betrayed!" I said pouting.
"Hey, don't try to act like you don't know what this is! I mean I wanted to
tell you differently, when you were ready, but uh...I've been seeing your
grandma behind your back. I mean she is the queen and gives great advice
you know?" She said tilting her head to look innocent.
"Riiiiiight. Well I just hope she hasn't done too much damage." I said
starting to wash my hair.
"She's actually helping..." Mia whispered.
"With what?" I asked peaking my head out again.
"Nothing. Don't worry about it Brody. Look, get all cleaned up I'll be
waiting on your king sized bed, which you don't deserve by the way because
you're not a king yet!" She laughed walking out of the bathroom. Man, she
is one weirdo.
Gage:
"Gage, wake up! Hey! Wake up GAGE!"
"No." I said turning over and blocking out the evil person who was trying
to wake me.
"Come on man, it's your birthday! You're eighteenth birthday!"
"Grrmmmm! Exactly why I should get to sleep in past eight a.m. for once!
Why did the guards even let you in here? Huh? I told them not to let anyone
in." I said sitting up and wiping my eyes.
"Well they were reluctant to betray you, but when your best friend is your
adopted brother they really can't say no." Jacob said smiling and ripping
the covers off of me.
Jacob is my best friend and now my brother. His father was my father's best
friend and trained us together until we were five. His mother died giving
birth and his father died in battle thirteen years ago. My mother and
father queen and king of Heka adopted him. They kingdom and royal family
respect and love him as if he were my blood brother, and if something were
to happen to my parents and I, he would be expected to take the throne.
"Stop using that word." I mumbled I said walking into the bathroom.
"Which word? Word?" He said smirking.
"Adopted! We've been brothers since we were born, we just didn't know it
then." I said smiling.
We walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror as I brushed my
teeth. Jake was going on about some girl who wanted to get into his pants
and I was just struggling to keep up. He kept complaining that he wasn't
attractive, when in fact he was quite the opposite.
He has dirty blond hair jade eyes and strong cheekbones. He is about 5'10
and a nice body. He is buff and ripped and could get any girl that he
wanted. He is pretty confident, well uh cocky; but he's earned it. If he
weren't so young he would be the head of our military and royal protection.
"Yeah I mean we are both hot blonds and have nice bodies, royal, sexy,
smoking, f-"
"Okay I get the point!" I yelled punching his arm.
I looked at myself in the mirror and I was surprised to see what Jake said
was true. I know I'm not ugly but no one can truly be confident in how
attractive they are. I am 5'11, and I have blond hair and some freckles. My
skin is pretty tan and my eyes are aqua blue with green and yellow closer
to my pupil. I am pretty ripped from training before I could walk, and I am
told to be the most handsome prince Heka has even had!
"Are you going to just going to stare at yourself in the mirror all day or
are you going to get dressed? We have a big day planned Gage. Put your war
face on the spar is in like eight hours."
"Why don't you spar big brother?" I complained taking my clothes off.
"Because I wasn't born on the same day as our rival countries prince. Now,
my prince, please get changed." He said shutting the large bathroom door.
Brody:
So far my birthday has been more boring than a funeral. Everyone else seems
excited but I don't. My wolf begged to be alone away from people who it
didn't recognize. To make it worse I haven't had a single thing to drink
and I have been meeting people from different countries all day and my
clothes make me feel extremely uncomfortable. My wolf begged to be alone
away from people who it didn't recognize.
I'm wearing a white silk dress shirt with gold cufflinks and thick black
cotton slacks. I have on a typical royal jacket that you see in
movies. It's hot as fuck and bluer than the damn ocean, with blue suede
shoes to match. And, no that's not a joke. That's my life.
For hours we have been feasting and I have been talking to random people
whom I couldn't careless about. Most of their stories were boring and I
would rather have been getting drunk and doing normal stuff that one does
when they are finally legal. The only interesting thing that is happening
today is getting to kick Gage's ass in front of our families, and being in
Athens.
"Sir you have one guess that wants to meet you. Then you must prepare for
the spar with prince Gage."
"Oscar, why do I have to do this stupid spar? Why embarrass the man? Its
obvious that I will win. Gage is a human, and weak. I'm a soon to be
alpha. It's almost embarrassing that father would agree to this." I said
walking to the hooded guest.
"It shows the peace between the countries with a little friendly spar that
will take place here, in Athens Greece. As for you winning I wouldn't be so
sure. Gage is a human, but he isn't weak at all." Oscar, my servant said
leading me to this mysterious person.
When I walked up to the figure, it turned out to be a man. He was of
African descent and had lots of facial hair, and small hairs coming up from
his chest. His shoulders were broad and he was short and muscular. He kind
of reminded me of a dog, he kind of smelt like one too. Even his voice was
husky when he spoke.
"Greeting my prince, Happy birthday..." He said bowing. " So, have you had
blood yet?" He said meeting me with his almost black eyes.
"I'm sorry?" I said extremely confused.
"I'm guessing your parents haven't talked to you yet huh? Here drink this."
He said handing me a clear drink that smelt like vodka. "Blood is uh, code
name for alcohol." He said winking.
I being eighteen and nothing more than a glass of wine my whole life took
the drink from the man eagerly. It wasn't much but I took eagerly. The
drink was sweet at first and then extremely sour. The sour slowly started
to turn bitter and burn. I felt my mouth burn and I turned to look at the
hooded man who smiled and walked away.
I ran to the nearest bathroom, completely ditching my guards and looked at
my mouth. I was bloody and my tongue was gone! It was still hissing and the
smell of burning flesh filled the bathroom. I heard a sound and I turned
around it was Gage's right hand man, Jacob.
"Dude, are you okay? He said walking up to me.
"Gaaah!" I yelled spraying blood everywhere.
"Here, drink this." He said cutting his arm and shoving his arm to my
mouth.
I tried to push it away but he was surprisingly strong for someone from
Heka It was traumatizing to drink blood right after drinking some clear
drink that made my flesh melt. Realizing how much blood that I was being
forced to drink I tried to push him off...I mean my flesh was being eaten
so I that's the only reason he even got close to me.
"Stop struggling and drink!" He commanded.
All of a sudden he stopped and then my mouth started to tingle and get
numb. I looked into the mirror and it was regenerating. I turned to Jacob
whose face hasn't change at all.
"I think someone gave me a hallucinogenic." I said looking at my mouth that
had a tongue and wasn't completely fucked up.
"No, that just happened." He said walking closer.
`What are you? What do you want?" I am Prince Jacob of Heka and it's not
what I am, it's what you are. You were given wolfs bane. It's a plant that
can injure a werewolf. Someone attacked you tonight, but they didn't try
to kill. Probably just try to see if you are a werewolf."
"Wait, you're joking right? Werewolves aren't real. I don't know what they
teach you Heka but-"
"We don't have time for this! I know what you are Brody! Look this is
what's going to happen. You are going to go back and act normal. I will
alert that we need you and prince Gage to be on the highest security
tonight. Now GO! What are you still doing standing here?" He yelled pushing
me out the bathroom.
"Wait, why did I drink you blood?" I said stopping.
"Witch blood heals now, go!" He said walking out the door. " And remember,
act normal." He called disappearing into a group of people walking by.
Gage:
So far today has been interesting, especially to be in Greece with people
from Vanja and Heka. Today I have been showered with gifts of my country
and our allies as well, probably some of our enemies too, to be honest.
"Excuse me young prince, can I speak to you for a moment? A man with a hood
asked me.
"Yes, what is it that you would like to ask? " I asked
"Well I brought you a gift." He said handing me clear liquid. "Drink up my
prince. It will help with the boring party." He explained smiling.
"I don't take drinks from strangers, sorry. You enjoy the party." I said
walking away.
The hooded man stood for a while and then walked back into the crowd. I
couldn't see his face completely but I seen a frown. He turned around and
disappeared into the crowd, and I went to go prepare for the spar. My
parents came to talk to me before the spar and seemed nervous.
"He son someone dropped off a gift for you to open before your spar." My
father said handing me a small box. Inside was the clear drink the hooded
man tried to give me.
"Gage, what's wrong with you?" My mother said looking me in the eyes.
"Some man in a hood tried to give me this exact drink. I told him that I
didn't take drink from strangers and he left..." I explained handing the
liquid to my father.
"Hmm" My father said smelling the liquid. " Its verbena...or recently
called vervain." My father said throwing the liquid away.
"What's that? Is it poisoning?" I asked fixing my gloves.
"To us, its lethal. Even touching it burns our skin like acid. After the
spar we will explain everything." My father said holding my face.
"Now, Gage you are the prince of Heka, and son of the Hales. Now, I want
you to go out there and kick Brody's ass! Make me proud." He said patting
on the back and walking out.
I walked outside and I saw lots of people and my parent's front row next to
Brody's. Jacob was sitting next to Mia and I never noticed how much they
looked alike until now. They actually look like different versions of each
other...hmmm.
"Prince Gage, are you ready for the spar?" A guard asked me leading the way
to the pad in the middle of the room.
I ran to the pad and took position to fight Brody. He was already at the
mat and his Grey/blue eyes were piecing with anger. Good, that means I
already have the advantage. He his black hair was so dark that it made his
eyes look like a wolf in the night. His strong features made him very
attractive for a prince, too bad that I'm going to have to mess his pretty
face up.
"Okay boys, first off I want to say happy birthday, and I'm so glad to be
celebrating the peace of Heka and Vanja. This is a clean spar boys, nothing
below the waist and keep your arms close to your body, now go!" He said
backing away.
Brody ran up to my and punched me with lots of power and I flew about
fifteen feet. Before I could stand he was already tower over me, but I
rolled away and stood up before he could even move.
"Whoa, your fast, but that's not going to save you." He said his eyes
glowing for a second, but maybe I imagined that.
He went for a punch and I easily dodged it. He then tried to kick me but I
dodged that too and he lost his footing so I punched his rip and he flew
just as far as I did. What the hell is happening to me? I looked at my
hands and they were bruised and bleeding threw the boxing gloves. The smell
of my own blood filled my nose and I felt the world slow down. All of a
sudden I could hear every heartbeat in the room, some calm and relaxing and
others more frantic. Actually one was really loud and frantic and was
behind me.
I turned around and Brody appeared to be running at me in slow motion with
his eyes glowing and looking anger than before. I turned to look at my
family who was standing hands in the air, while Brody's seemed to be as mad
as he was. I decided to end it and ran to him bracing myself to punch
him. His face was slowly changing to anger to fear as I ran up to him. I
swipe kicked him and punched him in the side and he flew into the ref and
all of a sudden time was back to normal. It must be the adrenaline...
"Congrats...uh to prince Gage Hale of Heka, the winner!" He said raising my
arm.
I looked over to Brody and his eyes were narrowed so much they might have
well been closed. His family looked him disappointed and me with respect. I
kind of felt bad for him. His face was kind of bloody from where I hit him,
and I know I had some bruises of my own. I didn't even notice my arm popped
out of place until the stinging in my arm made my eyes water with pain. My
arm was popped back into place and then wrapped.
"Congrats, you fought well Gage." Brody said reaching out his arm.
"You did too. You're really strong man. It was a pleasure to spar with you,
prince Brody of Vanja." I said smiling and bowing, and the crowd went wild
with cheers and applause.
I then stood to shake his hand with my good hand and smiled until we made
contact then he froze. He then tightened his grip on my hand and stared at
it like he never seen a hand before. His hand was warm and soft and
suddenly I started to feel like my hand was tingling and Brody seemed to
feel it too because we made eye contract for a second before pulling away.
"Uh your hand feels odd." He muttered stepping away, and for a second it
was only him in the room.
"Yeah, yours does too..." I whispered hypnotized by eyes unique eyes.
I don't know how long it lasted by everything was focused on him. It was
like zoning out except just on him. Eventually he broke eye contact and
then walked away shaking his hand like he was just as confused as I
was. Jacob soon ran up to me and patted me on the shoulder.
"Come on boys lets go party!" He yelled pulling me away and giving Brody a
knowing nod.
"So how did I do?" I asked walking with him to my parents.
"Excellent you were a natural out there! You moved with so much speed and
confidence that it was...inhuman." He said smiling at me oddly.
"Good job my son! You have done us proud. You have made me proud as your
Queen and Mother." My mother said bowing me to, which she has never done.
"Good son, I couldn't have been more proud." My father said bowing as
well. Pretty soon everyone was bowing in the whole ballroom, everyone
except Brody and his father, who had a look of pure jealousy.
"All hail prince Hale!" Everyone chanted and Brody looked like he was about
to growl.
Brody:
"You disappointed me Brody! Years of training and you couldn't even defeat
a human! You're a werewolf Brody!" My father said turning red.
"I know I have failed you father, and I take full responsibility. He was
moving so fast it was...inhuman. I should have been prepared." I said with
my head down.
My father is the alpha to my family and I can't help but to submit to
him. He also will be the King to Vanja. My wolf wanted to howl in
frustration, and for revenge. I looked to my mother who entered the room
and she gave me a soft look before turning to my father with an angry one.
"Frank, you are not yelling at Brody on his birthday are you?" She said
with authority. My mother is also an alpha.
My mother and father both have black hair except my moms his long and curly
and my fathers is shorter and straight. My mother has cobalt eyes and my
father has grey, so I got one each from them. My father and mother are both
in shape and young to have an eighteen-year-old son. Being thirty-six and a
king and queen could be quite tough.
"No dear, I'm just giving him a view of what it means to be a king." He
said flashing his now red eyes at me.
"Well that sounds grand but I think it's time to show him what it means to
be eighteen. Go have fun we will see you later sweetheart." My mother said
kissing me on the forehead.
I walked back to the ballroom and the party was in full blast. Mia quickly
grabbed me and pulled me in for a dance. It felt good to be lost in the
music. I looked over to my parents were talking with my grandmother and
Gage's parents. They seemed to be enjoying each others company...Eventually
we got tired and decided to go outside for some fresh air; apparently Gage
and Jacob had the same idea because they were sitting staring at the stars.
"Come on lets go." I said to Mia about to pull her away.
"No stay!" Jacob called from where he and Gage were sitting.
"Uh are you sure they want to?" Gage asked Jacob adjusting his crown.
"We don't want to burden you." I said walking away until Mia pulled me
back.
"Nonsense, we can never burden them right?" Mia said grabbing Jacob and
walking away to talk, leaving me to sit next to Gage.
He has a unique scent that I never noticed before. He smells of light
cologne and a natural smell of sweet caramel and spicy cinnamon. My wolf
was instantly interested in the smell and wanted more of it so I decided to
give it what it wants.
"Are you sniffing me?" He asked slightly annoyed but very amused.
"Uh, no. I'm just taking a breath of the night air." I lied looking away.
"Uh, okay. Well, I just wanted to say sorry about earlier. I mean you
fought well but didn't get enough respect for it, as you should have. I'm
also sorry for how upset your family was too...especially your dad." He
said patting my back.
"I don't need your apologies. It was a fair fight (not really I totally
should have one), and my family will be fine. All hail prince hell, sorry I
mean Hale." I said looking at the almost full moon.
He narrowed his eyes but didn't say anything, but his sweet spicy smell
turned extremely spicy which meant he was angry, but it quickly changed to
sweet. This angered me because I wanted him to be angry. Apparently my wolf
and I didn't agree because it was content with the happy prince.
"So do you want some Jack? Jacob gave it to for a birthday gift." Gage said
taking a big swig.
I looked at the bottle narrowing my eyes at it. I just had a bad experience
with "alcohol" not a couple hours ago, but this was from Jacob who saved
me. I decided that it was safe and took a couple swigs as well. Nothing
happened so I drank more and more until we were both obviously drunk and
laughing about stupid things about what it means to be a prince.
"You know something? Your...your parents talk with such
authority!..that...HA!.. I sometimes think that they are both... I don't
know... Uh...fighting for dominance. It's like your father is this huge
alpha male...HA! HA... and you mom is this shorter alpha woman, ha! How
does that work?" Gage said laughing so hard he could barley talk.
"You have no idea. I mean your family seems perfect." I whispered looking
away.
"Yeah they are, but I feel like they are keeping something from me. Like
something BIG like this BIG!" He said stretching his arms as wide as they
would go.
"They probably are, I know my family is..." I said trailing off.
"Hey, where are Mia and Jacob?" Gage said looking around frantically.
His aqua eyes yellow eyes then locked on to mine and he tilted his head
like a puppy. He then closed his eyes and then grabbed my arm. I felt
electric shocks through out my body and my wolf was going crazy. His smell
seemed to get strong and his blond hair was flowing lightly in the wind. He
then got closer and opened his eyes and I could see that they matched the
jewels on his gold grown like mine matched mine.
"Do you hear that? Its like a four heartbeats or something." He said
looking around.
I thought he was going insane until I heard the same thing. I don't know
how I didn't notice it before. I don't know how Gage a human could hear
them but that's a question asked better at a later time. The heartbeats
were getting closer at a pretty fast pace, and I could tell we were going
to get attacked. Even though I was drunk I could defend myself and Gage if
I had to.
"Listen Gage I need you to get behind me no matter what happens okay? Stay
close." I demanded pulling him towards the door.
"What's going on?" He asked scared and confused.
Before I could answer this 7'2 man dropped out of nowhere in front of the
door. I turned around and there was an even taller man right behind
us. Fuck, we were trapped. I could tell these men were alpha werewolves
too. I started to turn but one of the tall me grabbed me by the neck and
picked me up off the ground.
"Aw my prince we don't want to hurt you yet." A beautiful woman said
approaching with another just as equally beautiful one.
Gage out of nowhere swiped kicked this 7'2 man and threw him off the
roof. He then ran towards the other 7'5 man and kicked him off the roof
too. I stood with my mouth gaping, as he seemed to do it so
effortlessly. The two women looked as even more impressed than I was. He
then walked next to me and gave a slight smirk and fixed his blond hair
before turning to the two women.
"We have a feisty one here Rachel." The first women said. "Look we thought
you would come with us willingly but that's obviously not going to happen.
My name is Beatrice. I am a witch and I want your blood, so I'm sorry for
this." She said raising her hand and I instantly started feeling pain
through out my body.
"It's easier if you don't fight it." Rachel said raising her hand too.
I fell to the ground paralyzed. I looked over at Gage who was also on the
ground. The last thing I remember before slipping into darkness is seeing
the witch lower her hand and walk over to Gage. She rubbed his face and my
wolf was so angry for not protecting myself...but more for not protecting
Gage.
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